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Lionel Messi started his first game since November 10 and inspired Barcelona to a 2-0 win over Getafe in the Copa del Rey on Thursday evening.

The four-time Ballon d'Or winner marked his return with a late brace in the first leg at Camp Nou last week, and added another two to his tally as Barca went through to the quarter-finals with a 6-0 aggregate scoreline.

In the week that has seen Cristiano Ronaldo dethrone Messi as the world's best player , the Argentina superstar reminded everyone of his genius with a dazzling second half goal to top off a close-range finish at the end of the first.

After giving one defender the slip, Messi raced past another three challenges, before knocking it around goalkeeper Jordi Codina and finishing into an empty net.

The 26-year-old was denied a hat-trick late on after his effort was saved by Codina after he had again tormented several of the El Geta defence.